THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1746, sig. 109-4/1501

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This is to apply without regard to the principle established by Roosevelt that England umi should generally cover the US in the case of American arms production in equal parts. It has been reported that the American Finance Minister and the head of the British Binkaufskommission have agreed on this plan. Minister of Finance Wood said that 2 new war bonds should be issued. The first Australian pilots trained in Canada, along with other Canadian pilots, mechanics, radio operators, etc., arrived in a port on the British West Coast. The bombardment of the Jnsel Nauru by a warship flying under japan. Flag has had an immediate effect. The search for the enemy ship has already begun everywhere in the southern Pacific Ocean. British and Dutch units participated in the search. Furthermore, the American.? High Command has given orders to all ships that sail this area to approach the Fidachi jnsels for the removal of further orders. The risque newspaper "The Red Star" writes that in the very near future the question of fuel supply will cause insurmountable difficulties for Jtalia. East Africa, the Italian armed forces, are facing great difficulties as they are cut off from the supply. At the moment, Jtalien is only dependent on the Romanian deliveries, as the deliveries from Albania, which are also threatened by the Greek armed forces, are extremely small. The elimination of the war operations can have disastrous consequences for Jtalia. Crude oil is the most important raw material for warfare. Army, air force and fleet consume as much fuel as an entire people in peace during the war. By even greater restrictions on civilian consumption the war industry would suffer. The British attacks on the German oil deposits and factories for the production of synthetic fuel therefore have the greatest strategic importance. Jn Washington is confirmed by the announcement that Germany, which cannot fulfil its supply contracts for South Anerika, is supplying American goods below the price. The USA has initiated an investigation into these trade relations. It was found that the German companies are selling these American goods under the American export price. It was also found that the German companies did not hold the agreements on delivery of German goods in any way. The goods were resold on average with a loss of 2o - 3o%. The offer to the South America. States came from the German propaganda ministry, in the hope that this would strengthen the belief in a rapid German victory in the American countries. This expensive trade must therefore be charged to Goebbels. M o s k a u - Russian. A trade agreement was concluded between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. New-York Times: Jn Vichy was announced as food rations, especially meat and bread rations are being reduced. The Minister of Agriculture expressed concern about the continued supply of bread! Jstanbul: The Turkish Parliament adopted an amendment -3-